Our Mission

Our mission is to strengthen communities as they face 21st century challenges with an emphasis on maintaining and safeguarding the traditions of indigenous cultures. We partner with and fund individuals and groups striving to build thriving communities while preserving the wisdom and customs of their heritage. Through an equal partnership we work on educational, agricultural, health and spiritual programs.

Who We Are

GRACE Cares, Inc. was created by Kenneth Giancola, Zoe Kopp, and Thom Namaya in the summer of 2002. It is guided and run by a seven member Board of Directors. GRACE Cares is a Vermont-based 501(c)3 tax-exempt charitable organization. GRACE Cares uses income generated through donations, fundraisers, and grants to fund small projects run either by our group or other non-profits that fall within our mission statement.

February

Friends, As many of you know GRACE has an on-going project in La Lomita, Dominican Republic. The DR shares the island with Haiti which is in the midst of recovery from the devastating earthquake. GRACE Cares sponsored a wholistic medical mission this week to Haiti with help from Ruben Ottenwalder our resourceful DR project leader. T Namaya was in Haiti with a team of 8 homeopathic/wholistic medical providers providing emergency care. Some of the group had been working with an orphanage in Haiti and through their connections the team was able to work in Port au Prince in a warehouse donated by a Haitian businessman. Thank you for your support on this project. Please see our Project Page for information about our other ongoing projects.